Gene Bates (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian cyclist, last riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.

[1] Bates is currently the sporting director for UCI Women's team Liv AlUla Jayco and has been since 2014.

In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire.

[2] He also put in a strong showing at the Tour de Langkawi, finishing second in a stage behind Laurent Mangel.

[5][6] From the start of 2014, Orica–AIS recruited Gene Bates as their DS as the team founding sports director Dave McPartland took up a role with the men's side of Orica–GreenEDGE.